For a general overview of student assistantship policies and practices, visit: L&S Student Assistants

TA policies and practices:

• Teaching Assistant Appointments in L&S
• L&S Spoken English Proficiency for TAs
• TA Planning in L&S
• To request a new TA position or a workload review for a TA position change, use the L&S Instructional Staffing Request Form

L(SA) policies and practices:

• Lecturer (SA) appointments in L&S
• To request an L(SA) hire, use the L&S Instructional Staffing Request Form

Information on other student positions:

• Undergraduate Assistants
• Student Hourly
• For Reader/Grader positions, visit: L&S Student Assistants

Student assistantship hiring and budget information:

• For details on hiring processes, visit: L&S Student Assistants
• Student Assistant Letter Templates are located on the OHR Recruitment Toolkit webpage
• Standard Rates for Short-term Staff and Student Assistants
• For information on how to process an update/change to an assistantship position in Workday: Workday Request Forms Process

Other student assistantship employment issues:

• Student Assistant Leave
• Performance Evaluations for TAs, PAs, and UAs
• Graduate Assistantship Policies and Procedures (GAPP)

Fellowships and traineeships:

• L&S Procedures on Fellowships & Traineeships

DDRs are designated human resources staff members who do the following:

• Receive accommodation requests forms from employees and assist managers, supervisors, and employees in their divisions
• Respond to disability matters in a way that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Can request, receive, and maintain confidential medical information and records on behalf of our departments
• Consult with the Employee Disability Resources staff on cases to ensure adherence to the ADA

Below are examples of reasons to reach out to a DDR:

• A TA, PA, RA, or LSA shares that they have a medical condition that is affecting their ability to perform essential functions of the job
• You are unsure whether a medical condition (physical or mental) is covered under the ADA
• With questions about student assistant and supervisor rights and responsibilities under the ADA
• You need assistance with the accommodation process
• You have concerns about discrimination, harassment, or retaliation based on disability or the need for accommodations

DDR for L&S Student Assistants/Graduate Assistants and Short-term Instructional Staff: Brenda Powles

The Graduate School, as the formal academic home of all graduate students, generally owns graduate academic policies. You can search the Graduate School KB for specific policy details.

The following are L&S-level graduate academic policies:

• L&S Policy and Procedures for Grade Appeal: This policy applies to both undergraduate and graduate course grades.
• L&S Policy and Procedures for Graduate Student Academic Appeals

Questions about support guarantees should be directed to Lynne Prost, Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Academic Affairs (lprost@wisc.edu)

• Graduate Support Guarantee Offer Letters: details on letter requirements
• Graduate Support Guarantee Exercise & Template: outlines an exercise that takes place each winter

Questions about these programs should be directed to Lynne Prost, Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Academic Affairs (lprost@wisc.edu)

• L&S TA Training: takes place before each Fall and Spring semester
• Teaching about Race/Racism for Grad Students: for those teaching ESR courses
• Comm B TA Training: offered by Writing Across the Curriculum; required for TAs teaching Comm B courses for the first time
• Campus-Wide TA Awards: nominations are due each November
• L&S Teaching Mentors Program: nominations are due each February

Additional programming and resources for TAs can be found at https://teachlearn.ls.wisc.edu/tas/

The contact for questions about CGRS is cgrsadmin@ls.wisc.edu

General information on CGRS can be found at: L&S CGRS